Registered bus operators at Rehoboth have made a desperate plea for authorities to address the mushrooming of illegal taxi drivers, as discontent is brewing. They have threatened to block the B1 road if the situation is not addressed. nbc News reporter Gordon Joseph met with some disgruntled bus drivers at Rehoboth over the weekend. […]
A police officer has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at Walvis Bay. According to a police report, a white Toyota Hilux with a NamPol registration collided with a Honda Fit on Thursday, January 11, at half past ten at night along Independence Road in Walvis Bay. The driver of the police […]
The ||Kharas Regional Education Directorate has a management plan in place to deal with learner placement challenges when the new academic year kicks off on Monday. This was said by the Regional Education Director of the ||Kharas Region, Jesmine Magermann, in her update on the placement of learners. Magermann says no learners will be left […]
Namibia has condemned Germany for supporting Israel in its genocidal acts in Gaza. Germany expressed its support for the attacks on Friday, as Israel was defending itself against South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of genocide and calling for the ICJ to stop the Jewish State from continuing its […]
Farmers at the Hardap Irrigation Scheme are worried about the critically low levels of the Hardap Dam due to poor rainfall in the area. They say if the dry conditions continue, it may have an adverse impact on the irrigation scheme that relies on water for production. Dawie De Klerk, Chairperson of the Hardap Farmers […]
Mining company Osino Resources has started digging up the remains of people buried at its site, situated about 10km outside Karibib on Okawayo Farm, to enable gold mining activities to kick off. The relatives of those buried there were, however, brokenhearted, as they were not invited to witness the exhumation process. Canadian-based mining company Osino […]
Namibia and Angola have issued a joint communiqué pertaining to the authorization of drought-plagued Namibian farmers to continue grazing their livestock in Angola. This follows a meeting held in Angola last October where the importance of peaceful co-existence, particularly with respect to Namibian farmers grazing their cattle in Angola, was emphasised. The Deputy Prime Minister […]
A number of schools across the country need renovations, but the government, however, says it cannot do it alone. Calling for a joint effort, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, Sanet Steenkamp, made the appeal during the handover ceremony of the renovated Eros Girls school hostel. To complement the government’s efforts, Footsteps Africa […]
The founder of the coastal conservation clean-up campaign, Rudie van Vuuren, is calling on locals and tourists alike to keep the Namibian beachfront clean after visiting the coastal towns. He made this call during the clean-up campaign held along the beach between Henties Bay, Swakopmund, and Walvis Bay. The central coast bulges with holidaymakers every […]
To mark the 120th commemoration of the Herero/Nama genocide on January 12, Jefta Nguherimo, an Ovaherero reparation activist, held a public lecture in Otjiherero language for locals at Okakarara, highlighting the significance of the day. Nguherimo explained the remembrance as important to the Ovaharero people, under the leadership of the late Paramount Chief Samuel […]
